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22 January 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.Anniversary
2006 - Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
Anniversary
1987 - After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.Corrupt solicitation, acceptance, or transfer of value in exchange for official action
Anniversary
1984 - During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".1984 edition of the Super Bowl
Anniversary
1979 - After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town and caused Ugandan forces to flee.Town in the Central Region of Uganda
Historical events
History
2024 - Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh after 500 years of dispute.Temple of the Hindu deity Rama in Ayodhya, India
History
2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented.President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
History
2007 - At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.2007 terrorist attack in Baghdad, Iraq
History
2006 - Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
History
1999 - Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.Australian missionary killed in India (1941–1999)
History
1998 - Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.Space Shuttle orbiter (1992–2011)
History
1995 - Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
History
1992 - Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
1987 - Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
History
1973 - The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022.Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
Notable births
Born
2025 - Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throneBritish princess (born 1988)
Born
2002 - Caitlin Clark, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Andrew Thomas, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Hifumi Katō, Japanese professional shogi player (born 1940)Japanese shogi player (1940–2026)
Died
2023 - Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)American radio host (1954–2023)
Died
2022 - Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
Died
2021 - Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934)American baseball player (1934–2021)
Died
2018 - Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)American author (1929–2018)
Died
2018 - William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940)American art historian (1940–2018)
Died
2017 - Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925)Japanese businessman (1925–2017)
Died
2017 - Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991)Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.2 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
1.98 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
16.09 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.